Person Details

Birthday: 1977-11-16 08:19:25

Aliases: Мэгги Джилленхол , 매기 질렌할

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

Biography

Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is a American actress and producer. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko (2001). She received critical acclaim for her starring roles in the independent films Secretary (2002) and Sherrybaby (2006), earning Golden Globe nominations in the Comedy and Drama categories, respectively. In 2008, she received widespread recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in Christopher Nolan's superhero film The Dark Knight. Her other film credits include Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Happy Endings (2005), Paris, je t'aime, World Trade Center, Monster House, Stranger Than Fiction (all 2006), and Away We Go (2009). For her performance in Crazy Heart (2009), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the films Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Won't Back Down (2012), Hysteria (2011), White House Down (2013), and Frank (2014). In 2014, Gyllenhaal made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing, and starred in the BBC television miniseries The Honourable Woman. For her performance in the latter, she received a Golden Globe and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy. She starred as Candy on the HBO series The Deuce (2017–2019), which she produced. Her other producing credits include the 2018 film The Kindergarten Teacher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maggie Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Finding Your Roots
Average
6

Finding Your Roots

(2012) Self
The Deuce
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8

The Deuce

(2017) Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
The Dark Knight
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9

The Dark Knight

(2008) Rachel Dawes
The Honourable Woman
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7

The Honourable Woman

(2014) Nessa Stein
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
White House Down
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6

White House Down

(2013) Finnerty
Donnie Darko
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8

Donnie Darko

(2001) Elizabeth Darko
Mona Lisa Smile
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7

Mona Lisa Smile

(2003) Giselle Levy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self
TV Reporter
Self
Amun Ra
2018 Lisa Spinelli
Narrator
2017 Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
2016 Ruth
Olive
Valerie
Self
N/A
2015 Self
Self
2014 Self
Nessa Stein
Clara
Self
Self
Hathfertiti
Self
2013 Herself
Self (archive footage)
Finnerty
2012 Jamie Fitzpatrick
Self
Self
2011 Charlotte Dalrymple
2010 Isabel Green
2009 Jean Craddock
Self
LN
Self
2008 Rachel Dawes
Rachel Dawes
N/A
2007 April
Self
2006 Ana Pascal
Sherry Swanson
Allison Jimeno
Zee (voice)
Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)
2005 Elaine
Emme Keeler
Jude
Self
2004 Self
Valerie
Sidney
Linda Sykes
2003 Giselle Levy
Jennifer
N/A
2002 Debbie
Caroline Cunningham
Lee Holloway
Sam
2001 Amelia
N/A
Elizabeth Darko
2000 Raven
Mira
1999 Noreen Bixler (Part 1)
N/A
Mary
1998 Christina
Lorraine Thomas
1997 Self
Self - Guest
1996 Self
Clothes Clerk
1993 Self - Guest
Patsy
Herself
1992 Maggie Ruth
N/A
1988 N/A
1953 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Producer
2020 Executive Producer
2018 Producer
2017 Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Director
2020 Director
Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Screenplay
2020 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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